A New Story 3

At this point, my only motivation was the sound of waterfalls "just around the corner". Yes, I could hear it but all I could see were the rocks, vines and plants all around. By now, we were soooo sorry we didn't listen to the ranger. Those bags of food were so heavy and who wanted to eat anyway!

We scraped our bottoms sliding under vines and down the huge boulders. I was thinking of my physically-fit sister who would have been able to jump down this path in no time. Cerro Yaguarón is a sinch compared to this! I made up a million sermons in my head while I wiggled my way down reminding myself that I will reach "paradise"!

Down at the bottom, things were looking better, but we still had to cross the creek and many more rocks to reach our destiny. On the way, I was slapped with a plant that instantly burned my skin just seconds before my friend warned me of it. (Now, after three days, it turned into poison ivy type blisters and itches especially at night.) The boys started coming back to get our bags...yes, they were hungry! They kept saying, "Mom, hurry, you've got to see this...Brandon is already jumping off the falls!"

I was hurrying so fast, but my legs were trembling. The rocks were all slippery because of the wetness. Huge spider webs with huge spiders were quietly stretched across the path. My poor-bare-feet were tired and sore...and finally...we were there! We FINALLY reached the falls!